| ROYAL NAVY, VESSELS UNDER THE V.A.C. RESERVE FLEET, SHIPS PAID OFF, ETC. OCTOBER 1, 1932 |
| FLOTILLA LEADERS |
| Vice Admiral W. M. Kerr, CB, CBE Commander-in-Chief, Reserve Fleet Flagship - VINDICTIVE (Portsmouth) |
| DESTROYERS |
| CRUISERS |
| CAMBRIAN Capt. C. C. Dobson, VC, DSO (also, Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Nore) CANTERBURY Cmdr. G. F. W. Wilson, DSO CALCUTTA Cmdr. A. W. Brooks, DSO |
| NORE (in Reserve) |
| SHAKESPEARE no C. O. listed MALCOLM Capt. G. H. Cresswell, DSC (also, Captain (D), Reserve Fleet, Nore) SPENSER Lt. F. Mitchell ABDIEL Eng. Lt. Cmdr. R. S. Southin |
| SCOUT Lt. Cmdr. W. H. B. Wallace STURDY Wt. Eng. W. McC. Livingston VALKYRIE Cd. Eng. W. A. Stephenson TETRARCH Cd. Eng. A. Cavers THRACIAN Cd. Eng. R. Haynes VENTUROUS no senior officer listed VENOMOUS no senior officer listed WAKEFUL Lt. V. W. Harvey |
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| AIRCRAFT CARRIER |
| ARK ROYAL Cmdr. C. R. E. W. Perryman, DSC |
| MONITOR |
| MARSHAL SOULT no senior officer listed |
| VECTIS Wt. Mech G. Kinchin VESPER Lt. C. A. Henwood VISCOUNT Eng. Lt. Cmdr. E. M. Broadhurst VIVIEN Lt. E. H. O'Brien, MBE WIVERN Cd. Eng. A. A. Mews SCIMITAR Lt. H. F. Atkins VOLUNTEER Wt. Eng. E. J. Brown WHITLEY Eng. Lt. Cmdr. S. R. Atwood |
| TWIN SCREW MINESWEEPERS |
| ELGIN no senior officer listed LYDD no senior officer listed SALTASH Lt. Cmdr. F. B. Hanson SALTBURN no senior officer listed |
| SUBMARINE |
| RAINBOW Lt. Cmdr. T. Yeoman |
| NORE (Paid Off, Etc.) |
| CRUISER |
| DESPATCH Cmdr. H. L. I. Kirkpatrick |
| DOUGLAS Cmdr. S. O. Frew |
| DESTROYERS |
| FLOTILLA LEADER |
| WRESTLER Lt. Cmdr. C. N. Brewerd VALENTINE Capt. D. W. Boyd VANQUISHER Eng. Lt. Cmdr. G. C. R. Ridler |
| PORTSMOUTH (in Reserve) |
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| PORTSMOUTH (Paid Off, Etc.) |
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| DEVONPORT (in Reserve) Captain C. N. Reyne, Senior Officer |
| DEVONPORT (Paid Off, Etc.) |
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| IRISH WATERS (Independent commands) |
| AMAZON Cmdr. P. H. Calderon AMBUSCADE Lt. Cmdr. W. G. Davis |
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| ROSYTH (Maintenance Reserve) |
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| DESTROYERS Commander R. B. Lane |
| BATTLE CRUISER |
| BATTLESHIP |
| CENTURION Cmdr. G. B. Smith |
| REPULSE Cmdr. P. L. Neville |
| MONITOR |
| MINERVA no officers assigned |
| CRUISERS |
| SALADIN Lt. F. W. Thornton SABRE Wt. Eng. F. J. Boyland SIRDAR Lt. L. J. Fox VANESSA Wt. Eng. G. H. Hunt SESAME Wt. Eng. R. W. Trevett |
| VINDICTIVE (flagship, V.A.C., R.F.) Capt. C. B. Prickett FROBISHER Cmdr. F. S. W. de Winter CONSTANCE Cmdr. C. H. Heath-Caldwell, DSC HAWKINS Capt. T. S. V. Phillips |
| THISBE Wt. Eng. H. J. Pegler SHIKARI Wt. Eng. J. W. Tribbeck WITCH Cmdr. L. F. N. Ommanney WINCHELSEA Wt. Eng. E. J. R. Kirton-Vaughan TENEDOS Wt.. Eng. R. A. Spencer |
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| Notes: 1. Though included with the Reserve Fleet at Portsmouth in the Navy List, WITCH apparently commissioned 22 November, 1931 for service with the 8th Flotilla on the China Station and is so listed elsewhere on this website. 2. Though assigned to the First Battle Squadron with the Mediterranean Fleet, ROYAL SOVEREIGN was undergoing repairs at Portsmouth in October 1932 and was so also listed with the Reserve Fleet. 3. Many of the officers listed here were not "commanding officers" but the senior officer assigned while the ship was under the control of the V.A.C. Reserve Fleet. |
| SLOOPS |
| SIR HUGO no officers assigned LUPIN Wt. Eng. G. H. Trend FOXGLOVE no officers assigned |
| DRIFTERS |
| INDIAN SUMMER no officers assigned EBBTIDE Lt. A. Beard |
| SPECIAL SERVICE VESSEL |
| ENCHANTRESS Cmdr. J. Brooke, DSC |
| BATTLESHIPS |
| BARHAM Lt. C. T. Scrimshaw ROYAL SOVEREIGN Capt. K. E. L. Creighton, MVO |
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| CRUISER |
| CENTAUR Eng. Cmdr. E. Iliff |
| MONITOR |
| ROBERTS no officers assigned |
| DESTROYER |
| SERAPIS no officers assigned |
| REPAIR SHIP |
| ASSISTANCE no officers assigned |
| SUBMARINE |
| L 4 no officers assigned |
| AIRCRAFT CARRIER |
| EAGLE Cmdr. W. E. Parry |
| DESTROYER |
| STORMCLOUD no officers assigned |
| AIRCRAFT CARRIER |
| ARGUS Cmdr. C. C. B. Vacher, DSO |
| BATTLESHIP |
| RAMILLES Cmdr. B. O. Bell-Solter |
| FLOTILLA LEADERS |
| BROKE Cmdr. E. J. Shelley MONTROSE Eng. Lt. Cmdr. C. M. S. Kingdon |
| CRUISERS |
| COMUS Capt. C. N. Reyne CALYPSO Cmdr. G. D. Lyddeker, OBE, DSC CAPETOWN Cmdr. J. N. Pelly CASTOR Cmdr. L. G. Ingham CALEDON Cmdr. N. CLover |
| STEADFAST Cd. Mech. T. Lane SCOTSMAN Cd. Eng. G. B. Pike SERAPH Wt. Eng. R. J. B. Truscott THANET Lt. Cmdr. C. V. S. J. Marsden |
| DESTROYERS Commander D. B. Nicol |
| TWIN SCREW MINESWEEPER |
| CARSTAIRS Lt. Cmdr. C. C> F. Grey |
| DEPOT SHIP |
| AMBROSE Lt. Cmdr. J. Murray |
| DESTROYERS |
| SEAFIRE Wt. Eng. W. Smith SENATOR Eng. Lt. Cmdr. A. S. Bedells SERENE Eng. Lt. Cmdr. B. J. Presland SPINDRIFT Wt. Eng. R. T. Jones SPORTIVE no officers assigned |
| SWALLOW no officers assigned TROJAN Eng. Lt. Cmdr. G. O. Powles TRUSTY Cd. Eng. E. C> Bucknall TURBULENT no officers assigned VANITY no officers assigned |
| VANSITTART no officers assigned VERDUN no officers assigned VIOLENT no officers assigned WANDERER Cd. Eng. S. Chambers WITHERINGTON no officers assigned WOLVERINE Lt. F. J. Stinestreet |